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Welcome to West View ...

West View is located in Knox County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West View: W. View

West View is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West View lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from West View (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for West View: 865

Communities Also Named West View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named West View: This one is located in Knox County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 14 communities that are also named West View - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Vermont and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West View.

Communities near West View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West View.

  • Kodak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fraterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Maryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenoir City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West View. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West View.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West View. See our Newspapers Page for West View.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West View ...

Looking for more information about West View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West View.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West View - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.